Archive for the ‘dvd’ Category

Remember the awesome, R-rated vampire flick from the 1987 — Near Dark.
Just this week Lions Gate re-released the DVD with a new cover, and if you didn’t know any better, you might think this is a spin-off of the Twilight Saga. I’m wondering if whoever designed this new cover has even watched Near Dark. Here [...]
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by Jon | Tags: Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton, dvd, film, Jenette Goldstein, Jenny Wright, Kathryn Bigelow, Lance Henriksen, Near Dark, Twilight, vampire
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If you’re like me, you feel that those old cartoons are much better than anything put out these days. Max Fleischer’s Superman is exactly one of those cartoons that just can’t be outdone. Max Fleischer’s Superman: 1941-1942 2-disc set features 170 minutes of richly animated Technicolor excitement and two retrospective featurettes.
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by Jon | Tags: cartoon, comics, dvd, Max Fleischer, Superman, theatrical shorts
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Run Ronnie Run is a white trash comedy, but before that deters you, let me say that it’s a clever movie. It pokes fun at several different groups of people but it also has a sense of respect for the material that movies like Joe Dirt don’t have.
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by Jeremy | Tags: Andy Richter, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Cops, David Cross, David Koechner, jack black, Mr Show, Patton Oswalt, Run Ronnie Run, Sarah Silverman, Survivor, Troy Miller
Posted in dvd, film, funny

Check out the forum for the Top 25 DVDs of 2008.
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by Jon | Tags: amazon, best dvd of 2008, dvd, film
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The new releases today include Mamma Mia! The Movie, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog DVD, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Burn After Reading, and Hamlet 2.
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by Jon | Tags: blu-ray, dvd
Posted in blu-ray, dvd

Flashbacks of a Fool tells of a fading Hollywood star, Joe Scot, who looks back on the days of his youth as he returns home for his childhood friend’s funeral.
I initially wanted to see Flashbacks of a Fool because Daniel Craig was the first-billed actor, but it turned out that his role in the story [...]
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by Jon | Tags: Baillie Walsh, Claire Forlani, Daniel Craig, Eve, Felicity Jones, film, Flashbacks of a Fool, Harry Eden, movie trailer, Olivia Williams
Posted in dvd, film

Tropic Thunder arrives on DVD and Blu-ray November 18, 2008, and I recommend buying it. This is one hilarious movie.
The premise of Tropic Thunder is that a group of actors working on a big-budget war movie that is bound for disaster are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. You can just [...]
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by Jon | Tags: Ben Stiller, film, jack black, Jay Baruchel, Matthew McConaughey, Nick Nolte, Robert Downey Jr, Steve Coogan, Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
Posted in blu-ray, dvd, film

The Incredible Hulk starts shipping tomorrow. Have you ordered your copy yet?
Buy:
Amazon | Amazon UK
Rent:
Netflix
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by Jon | Tags: blu-ray, dvd, edward norton, Liv Tyler, the incredible hulk, Tim Roth, william hurt
Posted in blu-ray, dvd, film

For all those who have been waiting to buy a copy of Iron Man on DVD or Blu-ray, today is your day.
Buy Iron Man:
DVD | 2-Disc DVD | Blu-ray
Buy Iron Man in UK:
DVD | 2-Disc DVD | Blu-ray
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Netflix
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by Jon | Tags: blu-ray, dvd, iron man
Posted in blu-ray, dvd, firewire

Can a movie be well-acted and still be dull and unsatisfying? The movie August gives us the answer to this question.
August centers around two brothers who are trying to keep their dotcom business afloat during August 2001. I had high hopes for this movie, both because I generally like Josh Hartnett’s work, and I’m also [...]
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by Jon | Tags: Adam Scott, Andre Royo, august, Austin Chick, David Bowie, dvd, Emmanuelle Chriqui, film, Howard A. Rodman, Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Rip Torn, Robin Tunney
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